Vocabulary
Land surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
A republic is a government where people elect _______________ to rule.
representatives
The Punic Wars were fought these two civilizations
Rome and Carthage
Letters
3
Somebody who travels to spread religion
Missionary
In the Republic, this class of people were wealthy landowners
Patricians
There were this many Punic Wars
3
100 is represented by what letter?
C
Caesar was popular because of his victories over this group of Germanic people.
Gaul
To plunder a city
Sack
Patricians and Plebeians disagreed over who should have power in an event known as
The Conflict of the Orders
The first Punic War was fought over this island, ultimately ending in a Roman victory
Sicily
VIII
8
Caesar crossed this river to begin a civil war.
Rubicon
A long stone channel that carries clean water
aqueduct
This was the group of 300 elected officials that made decisions for Rome
Senate
This Carthaginian general led an army over the Alps to attack Rome in the Second Punic War
Hannibal
CD
400
After his victory, Caesar declared himself
Dictator for Life
A letter written by the church
Epistle
This was the set of laws that were written down after the conflict of the orders
The twelve tables
Salt
CMXII
912
When did Caesar die?